STARLIGHT by MODEL 500
CD Version
Description
Remastered original from this pioneer of electronic music, Juan Atkins as Model 500. This classic masterpiece titled "Starlight" was originally engineered by Basic Channel's Moritz von Oswald and recorded at the Basic Channel studio in Berlin sometime in 1993-94 and originally released on Juan's own Metroplex label. It quickly became a cult favorite from Derrick May to Derrick Carter, infecting house, techno, ambient & even dub dj's alike.
A song so powerful it lead to a change in techno music forever and was a shining example of what Detroit was all about - innovation. Juan Atkins (Model 500) was one of the creators of techno music, the source of the group of genres lumped under the umbrella category of electronica, and was the first person to apply the word "Techno" to music. He found new ways of making sound, and in so doing he influenced nearly every genre of music in the 1980s and beyond. Yet his name is not well known beyond the world of electronic dance music. He might, in fact, be one of the most obscure of modern music's true pioneers. This CD has been mixed together seamlessly for a uninterrupted listening excursion through the many shapes and forms of "starlight's" incarnations. Beautiful!
